Jojo & Co

the Marché D'Aligre ( also called Marché Beauveau ) is one of the most Famous food market .

It also used to be the cheapest but the gentrified 12th arrondissement changed it a little bit on that matter but it is still worth
the visit .

I discovered Jojo & Co on my first visit after moving out. Johanna ROQUES owns the place . she's located in the Halle of the Market. What i like the most is that you can
actually look at her team do the cake through the opened kitchen on the back of the shop .

The First thing i tried was a "brioche feuilletée" ( which is in between the brioche and the croissant ) and i was hooked .

I got back
the day after and start trying all her cakes . She has this flair in putting a extra twist to classics : she add basil to a lemon tart and it's a whole new story . She adds Chestnust cream to myrtle tart and it's another hit .

So now everytime
i go to the market , i try something new and i ll be done : well i guess i ll do it again...

Popellini

Popelini is specialized in small cream puffs and bring untried flavors to the cream puff game .

They are prepared daily ( and usually 2 batch a day to be correct ) so you
can be sure that it won't be soaked up in a fridge . The result is really nice and flavorfull and i like the crunch of the puff whic make it explodes in your mouth releasing the cream .

The flavors goes from classic Chocolate or Vanilla to Lemon
, Raspberry ( with a twist of rose ) , pistaccio ( with a twist of cherry fruit ) , Butter salted Caramel . They also have a flavor of the day .

Need a reason to come the area , try the very colorfull Marché des Enfants Rouges five minutes
away

Diamande

DIAMANDE4 Rue Sedaine, 75011 ParisM°Bastille open from Monday to Sunday

The two guys that owns Diamande are very smart . One is Libanese and the other one is Marrocan.

Their proposition is to put a twist to the already delightfull oriental pastries by trying ( and succeeding ) to put less sugar in it and introduced
new flavors that ordinary are not used in oriental pastry ( like fresh fruits and chocolate)

The result is actually mindblowing and i really rediscovered this type of sweets . Not only they bring the classics in a fresh and delicious way but their creations
( especially the ones with chocolate or citrus fruits ) are more than very convincing and will soon become classics.

The addition of a not too sweet fresh Figues Mash in the classic Makroud is outstanding .